* 88. Falsa demonstratio non nocet. An erroneous description does not vitiate.
Where in the former part of an instrument there is to be found a sufficiently clear and certain description, it will not be vitiated by a subsequent erroneous addition. (See Chitty on Contracts, 16th ed. p. 104, and Maxs. Nos. 89 and 274.)
89. Falsa orthographia, sive falsa grammatica, non vitiat concessionem. Incorrect spelling or ungrammatical expressions do not mar a gift.
(See Maxs. Nos. 88 and 146.)
90. Falsus in uno falsus in omnibus. False in one thing false in all.
It will always be found best, “honeste vivere, alterum non laedere, sua cuique tribuere.” Honesty is the best policy; once a knave always a knave.
91. Fatetur facinus qui judicium fugit. He who flies from justice acknowledges himself a criminal.
Under such circumstances the presumption is one of guilt.
* 92. Fides est obligatio conscientiae alicujus ad intentionem alterius. A trust is the obligation of one’s conscience to fulfil the intention of another.
A trust is also defined as a beneficial interest in, or ownership of, real or personal property, unattended with the legal ownership thereof. (Snell’s Eq. 16th ed. Part II.)